Parapsicephalus is pronounced pur-ap-see-SEF-uh-lus.
/pəˌræp.siːˈsɛf.ə.ləs/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
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Where the name comes from
para-
/ˈpær.ə/
Greek, “beside”
IPA from Wiktionary
-cephalus
/ˈsɛf.ə.ləs/
Greek, “kephale, head”
IPA generated by rule
What the name means
Parapsicephalus (meaning "beside arch head") is a genus of long-tailed rhamphorhynchid pterosaurs from the Lower Jurassic Whitby, Yorkshire, England.
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